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i `To `all tohomz' may concern:

y Be itknown that I,1"JAMEs l Nottoway "county antiitState of Vlrglnia,

`Wheel `for Grist-Mills;` and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full and exact description thereof, reference beinghad to this specification U and the accompanying drawings, in which-J-` Figure l isa side elevation, and Fig. 2 a `fright vertical section ofthe wheel. The nature of my invention consists in a i i water wheeIwithout arms or main shaft to revolve on two "wheels von one shaft under- `side to keep the water wheel in itstrue position. These twowheelsact in the capacity Wheels apart to correspond with the width 'j of thel'water wheel, so that the two outer y ese revolving fulcrums are placed nearest the back ofwaterwheel underneath, by this lmeans `the weight of fthe wheel is `thrown forward `and the lever power lengthened out nearthe whole diameterof `thewater wheel, thereby giving itgreat power withbut little water wheela shaft extendsfacross horizontally, nearly `over theffulcrum wheels.` On this shaft acoggedwallower is fixed, gearing into the coggedsegments on the inner surface ofmiddle rim of water wheel. y y

To enable" others skilled 1in thek art to make `.and use my invention `I wilIproceed to de'- scribe its constructionandoperation.

HURT, ofV

`haveinvented anew and Improved Waterneath, each wheel to have flangeson the outofrevolving fulcrums, the distance of "these,

iEns will rest 1 and revolve upon them.`

l t water tooperate it.` Onthe inside of this l PATEII'IT OFFICE; y BQHURT. on NoTTowAY COUNTY, VIRGINIA.

Monia oriAPPLrING ECGENTRIC .WHEELS To WATER-PRESSES.

speciation @Letters Patent No. 12,779, dated May 1, 1855.

l I construct my water wheel with three runs, or only two if necessary. On the middle rim I have cast segments with cogs, bolted on the inside. I have ties of thin and thick timbers alternately shouldered and bolted on the inner surface of water wheel which forms the soling of said wheel as well as to make it strong and permanent. On the inside of this water wheel I have a horizontal shaft extending across nearly over the fulcrum wheels. A wallower is fixed on this shaft gearing into the cogged segments of middle rim of water wheel. On the outer ends `of this shaft I have cogged or band (vvlheels which drive the pinion on mill spin- V7 hat I claim as my invention and desire to secure byLetters Patent is,

The water wheel without arms or main shaft,revolving on fulcrum wheels underneath,` thereby lengthening out the lever power near the whole diameter of the wheel, the thin and thick interstices shouldered and bolted to each rim, the cast segments bolted "to middle rim` which gears into the cogs of wallower lon horizontal shaftextending acrossion the inside of water wheel, alsothe two"revolv1ng fulcrum wheels with ianges on the outside of each wheel7 to keep the water wheel in its true position.

JAMES B. HUET.

` Vitnesses:

SAML. GRUBB, 'JOHN` CAIssEr. 

